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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Have you ever thought about the impact your name has on the way others perceive you? A recent study by Dr Simon Laham from the University of Melbourne and Dr Adam Alter from New York University Stern Business School reveals that people with easy to pronounce" names tend to be (1)…. more positively than those with "difficult to pronounce" names. The researchers found that people with more easily pronounceable names were more likely to be (2)….. upon favourably for political office, and that lawyers with easier sounding names made their way up the career (3)…... faster. Surnames from a wide range of nationalities were used in the study, and researches stressed that preferences were not (4)…... due to the length of a name or how unusual it was, but rather how easy it was to say. Dr Laham believes the research highlights the kind of (5)….. that our everyday thinking is subject to
reckoned
figured
evaluated
determined
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Have you ever thought about the impact your name has on the way others perceive you? A recent study by Dr Simon Laham from the University of Melbourne and Dr Adam Alter from New York University Stern Business School reveals that people with easy to pronounce" names tend to be (1)…. more positively than those with "difficult to pronounce" names. The researchers found that people with more easily pronounceable names were more likely to be (2)….. upon favourably for political office, and that lawyers with easier sounding names made their way up the career (3)…... faster. Surnames from a wide range of nationalities were used in the study, and researches stressed that preferences were not (4)…... due to the length of a name or how unusual it was, but rather how easy it was to say. Dr Laham believes the research highlights the kind of (5)….. that our everyday thinking is subject to
called
looked
come
put
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Have you ever thought about the impact your name has on the way others perceive you? A recent study by Dr Simon Laham from the University of Melbourne and Dr Adam Alter from New York University Stern Business School reveals that people with easy to pronounce" names tend to be (1)…. more positively than those with "difficult to pronounce" names. The researchers found that people with more easily pronounceable names were more likely to be (2)….. upon favourably for political office, and that lawyers with easier sounding names made their way up the career (3)…... faster. Surnames from a wide range of nationalities were used in the study, and researches stressed that preferences were not (4)…... due to the length of a name or how unusual it was, but rather how easy it was to say. Dr Laham believes the research highlights the kind of (5)….. that our everyday thinking is subject to
order
stairs
scale
ladder
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Have you ever thought about the impact your name has on the way others perceive you? A recent study by Dr Simon Laham from the University of Melbourne and Dr Adam Alter from New York University Stern Business School reveals that people with easy to pronounce" names tend to be (1)…. more positively than those with "difficult to pronounce" names. The researchers found that people with more easily pronounceable names were more likely to be (2)….. upon favourably for political office, and that lawyers with easier sounding names made their way up the career (3)…... faster. Surnames from a wide range of nationalities were used in the study, and researches stressed that preferences were not (4)…... due to the length of a name or how unusual it was, but rather how easy it was to say. Dr Laham believes the research highlights the kind of (5)….. that our everyday thinking is subject to
hardly
plainly
barely
merely
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Have you ever thought about the impact your name has on the way others perceive you? A recent study by Dr Simon Laham from the University of Melbourne and Dr Adam Alter from New York University Stern Business School reveals that people with easy to pronounce" names tend to be (1)…. more positively than those with "difficult to pronounce" names. The researchers found that people with more easily pronounceable names were more likely to be (2)….. upon favourably for political office, and that lawyers with easier sounding names made their way up the career (3)…... faster. Surnames from a wide range of nationalities were used in the study, and researches stressed that preferences were not (4)…... due to the length of a name or how unusual it was, but rather how easy it was to say. Dr Laham believes the research highlights the kind of (5)….. that our everyday thinking is subject to
weights
angles
biases
turns
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Through the mass media, people have more opportunities to connect by each other, cooperate and share information and personal experiences
share
personal
by
Through
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Not only John but also his friends wants to buy this race horse
wants
race horse
but also
only
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Capital punishment aims to hinder people from committing such crimes.
Capital
crimes
committing
hinder
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
My advice to you is to write a list of all the tasks you have to do and prioritise them.
arrange in order of precedence
badly plan
disperse over a wide area
neglect in favour of
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
They have gone to great expense to track the prisoner down and bring him to justice.
used a lot of ways
tried a lot
saved a lot of money
spent a lot of money
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related. A theory often involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be produced. A good example of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being made up of many small particles that are in constant motion.
A useful theory, in addition to explaining past observations, helps to predict events that have not as yet been observed. After a theory has been publicized, scientists design experiments to test the theory. If observations confirm the scientists' predictions, the theory is supported. If observations do not confirm the predictions, the scientists must search further. There may be a fault in the experiment, or the theory may have to be revised or rejected.
Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information and performing experiments. Facts by themselves are not science. As the mathematician Jules Henri Poincare said: "Science is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of facts cannot be called science any more than a pile of bricks can be called a house."
Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have learned about a particular problem. After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of the investigation that requires considerable imagination. Possible solutions to the problem are formulated. These possible solutions are called hypotheses. In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown. It extends the scientist's thinking beyond the known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs calculations and makes observations to test hypotheses. For without hypotheses, further investigation lacks purpose and direction. When hypotheses are confirmed, they are incorporated into theories
In the fourth paragraph, the author implies that imagination is most important to scientists when they ________
gather known facts
formulate possible solutions to a problem
evaluate previous work on a problem
close an investigation
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related. A theory often involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be produced. A good example of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being made up of many small particles that are in constant motion.
A useful theory, in addition to explaining past observations, helps to predict events that have not as yet been observed. After a theory has been publicized, scientists design experiments to test the theory. If observations confirm the scientists' predictions, the theory is supported. If observations do not confirm the predictions, the scientists must search further. There may be a fault in the experiment, or the theory may have to be revised or rejected.
Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information and performing experiments. Facts by themselves are not science. As the mathematician Jules Henri Poincare said: "Science is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of facts cannot be called science any more than a pile of bricks can be called a house."
Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have learned about a particular problem. After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of the investigation that requires considerable imagination. Possible solutions to the problem are formulated. These possible solutions are called hypotheses. In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown. It extends the scientist's thinking beyond the known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs calculations and makes observations to test hypotheses. For without hypotheses, further investigation lacks purpose and direction. When hypotheses are confirmed, they are incorporated into theories
The word "this" in line 3 refers to ______.
the kinetic molecular theory
an observed event
an imaginary model
a good example
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related. A theory often involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be produced. A good example of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being made up of many small particles that are in constant motion.
A useful theory, in addition to explaining past observations, helps to predict events that have not as yet been observed. After a theory has been publicized, scientists design experiments to test the theory. If observations confirm the scientists' predictions, the theory is supported. If observations do not confirm the predictions, the scientists must search further. There may be a fault in the experiment, or the theory may have to be revised or rejected.
Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information and performing experiments. Facts by themselves are not science. As the mathematician Jules Henri Poincare said: "Science is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of facts cannot be called science any more than a pile of bricks can be called a house."
Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have learned about a particular problem. After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of the investigation that requires considerable imagination. Possible solutions to the problem are formulated. These possible solutions are called hypotheses. In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown. It extends the scientist's thinking beyond the known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs calculations and makes observations to test hypotheses. For without hypotheses, further investigation lacks purpose and direction. When hypotheses are confirmed, they are incorporated into theories
According to the second paragraph, a useful theory is one that helps scientists to ______
find errors in past experiments
publicize new findings
observe events
make predictions
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related. A theory often involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be produced. A good example of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being made up of many small particles that are in constant motion.
A useful theory, in addition to explaining past observations, helps to predict events that have not as yet been observed. After a theory has been publicized, scientists design experiments to test the theory. If observations confirm the scientists' predictions, the theory is supported. If observations do not confirm the predictions, the scientists must search further. There may be a fault in the experiment, or the theory may have to be revised or rejected.
Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information and performing experiments. Facts by themselves are not science. As the mathematician Jules Henri Poincare said: "Science is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of facts cannot be called science any more than a pile of bricks can be called a house."
Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have learned about a particular problem. After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of the investigation that requires considerable imagination. Possible solutions to the problem are formulated. These possible solutions are called hypotheses. In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown. It extends the scientist's thinking beyond the known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs calculations and makes observations to test hypotheses. For without hypotheses, further investigation lacks purpose and direction. When hypotheses are confirmed, they are incorporated into theories
The word "related" in line 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
completed
identified
described
connected
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related. A theory often involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be produced. A good example of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being made up of many small particles that are in constant motion.
A useful theory, in addition to explaining past observations, helps to predict events that have not as yet been observed. After a theory has been publicized, scientists design experiments to test the theory. If observations confirm the scientists' predictions, the theory is supported. If observations do not confirm the predictions, the scientists must search further. There may be a fault in the experiment, or the theory may have to be revised or rejected.
Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information and performing experiments. Facts by themselves are not science. As the mathematician Jules Henri Poincare said: "Science is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of facts cannot be called science any more than a pile of bricks can be called a house."
Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have learned about a particular problem. After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of the investigation that requires considerable imagination. Possible solutions to the problem are formulated. These possible solutions are called hypotheses. In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown. It extends the scientist's thinking beyond the known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs calculations and makes observations to test hypotheses. For without hypotheses, further investigation lacks purpose and direction. When hypotheses are confirmed, they are incorporated into theories
The word "supported" is closest in meaning to _______.
upheld
investigated
finished
adjusted
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related. A theory often involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be produced. A good example of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being made up of many small particles that are in constant motion.
A useful theory, in addition to explaining past observations, helps to predict events that have not as yet been observed. After a theory has been publicized, scientists design experiments to test the theory. If observations confirm the scientists' predictions, the theory is supported. If observations do not confirm the predictions, the scientists must search further. There may be a fault in the experiment, or the theory may have to be revised or rejected.
Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information and performing experiments. Facts by themselves are not science. As the mathematician Jules Henri Poincare said: "Science is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of facts cannot be called science any more than a pile of bricks can be called a house."
Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have learned about a particular problem. After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of the investigation that requires considerable imagination. Possible solutions to the problem are formulated. These possible solutions are called hypotheses. In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown. It extends the scientist's thinking beyond the known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs calculations and makes observations to test hypotheses. For without hypotheses, further investigation lacks purpose and direction. When hypotheses are confirmed, they are incorporated into theories
In the last paragraph, what does the author imply a major function of hypotheses?
Communicating a scientist's thoughts to others
Sifting through known facts
Linking together different theories
Providing direction for scientific research.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related. A theory often involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be produced. A good example of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being made up of many small particles that are in constant motion.
A useful theory, in addition to explaining past observations, helps to predict events that have not as yet been observed. After a theory has been publicized, scientists design experiments to test the theory. If observations confirm the scientists' predictions, the theory is supported. If observations do not confirm the predictions, the scientists must search further. There may be a fault in the experiment, or the theory may have to be revised or rejected.
Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information and performing experiments. Facts by themselves are not science. As the mathematician Jules Henri Poincare said: "Science is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of facts cannot be called science any more than a pile of bricks can be called a house."
Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have learned about a particular problem. After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of the investigation that requires considerable imagination. Possible solutions to the problem are formulated. These possible solutions are called hypotheses. In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown. It extends the scientist's thinking beyond the known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs calculations and makes observations to test hypotheses. For without hypotheses, further investigation lacks purpose and direction. When hypotheses are confirmed, they are incorporated into theories
Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?
A good scientist needs to be creative
It is better to revise a hypothesis than to reject it
Theories are simply imaginary models of past events
A scientist's most difficult task is testing hypotheses
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
In science, a theory is a reasonable explanation of observed events that are related. A theory often involves an imaginary model that helps scientists picture the way an observed event could be produced. A good example of this is found in the kinetic molecular theory, in which gases are pictured as being made up of many small particles that are in constant motion.
A useful theory, in addition to explaining past observations, helps to predict events that have not as yet been observed. After a theory has been publicized, scientists design experiments to test the theory. If observations confirm the scientists' predictions, the theory is supported. If observations do not confirm the predictions, the scientists must search further. There may be a fault in the experiment, or the theory may have to be revised or rejected.
Science involves imagination and creative thinking as well as collecting information and performing experiments. Facts by themselves are not science. As the mathematician Jules Henri Poincare said: "Science is built with facts just as a house is built with bricks, but a collection of facts cannot be called science any more than a pile of bricks can be called a house."
Most scientists start an investigation by finding out what other scientists have learned about a particular problem. After known facts have been gathered, the scientist comes to the part of the investigation that requires considerable imagination. Possible solutions to the problem are formulated. These possible solutions are called hypotheses. In a way, any hypothesis is a leap into the unknown. It extends the scientist's thinking beyond the known facts. The scientist plans experiments, performs calculations and makes observations to test hypotheses. For without hypotheses, further investigation lacks purpose and direction. When hypotheses are confirmed, they are incorporated into theories
The author refers to a hypotheses as "a leap into the unknown" in order to show that hypotheses ___________
require effort to formulate
are sometimes ill-conceived
go beyond available facts
can lead to dangerous results
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
His jokes were so boring that most people completely switched off
stopped off
paid attention
left it off
didn't pay attention
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions
He was a bit behind at the beginning of term, but on the whole he has put up a good show
appeared clearly
done badly
done well
performed excellently
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions
preparing
arrangement
challenging
relation
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following
employee
limitation
sympathize
vegetarian
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges
Cynthia: "Hi, Victor, Do you think it's possible for us to have a talk some time today?"
- Victor: "I'd love to, but ______”
I've got a tight schedule today
I'm pretty tight schedule today
It has a pretty tight schedule today
I'm fine now
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best completes each of the following exchanges
- Jill "Could you save my place for me, please? Nature's calling."
- Stranger: “____________”
Sure. But hurry. The line is moving fast
Yes, please. But a minute or so
No, I can't. I'm in a hurry
No problem. But the line is moving fast
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
_______ a scholarship, I entered the frightening and unknown territory of private education.
To be awarded
Having awarded
To award
Having been awarded
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
By the end of next month, Mary and I _______ out with each other for three years.
will be going
having been going
will have been going
will go
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
It must be true. I heard it straight from the _______ mouth.
horse's
camel's
dog's
cat's
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
I have English classes _______ day - Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
all other
every other
each other
this and the other
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
My music teacher suggested that we ________ for an hour before breakfast.
practice
practicing
be practiced
to practice
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
I only have to keep on waiting, _______?
won't I
don't I
haven't I
mustn't I
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Today is _______ hot in the burning sun of summer
warmly
terrifiedly
scorchingly
scorching
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
As I liked your photo, I had it _______.
enlarge
be enlarged
to enlarge
enlarged
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Caught in the very act, he had no _______ but to confess.
alternation
alternating
alternative
alternate
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
He finished the paintings _______ for the exhibition.
for the time being
from time to time
in good time
time after time
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Hello, Is that 22103575? Please put me _______ to the manager
across
over
up
through
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Some officials proposed to increase the _______ on tabacco.
duty
money
salary
fee
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
Dick tried to place the _______ on others for his mistakes
denial
blame
hurt
complaint
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
______ we invested in telecommunication industry, we would be rich by now.
Had
Should
Were
Will
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
Tim read articles about the company very carefully. He then was able to answer all interview questions
If Tim reads articles about the company very carefully, he is able to answer all interview questions
Although Tim read articles about the company very carefully, he was able to answer all questions
Tim read articles about the company very carefully whereas he was able to answer all interview questions
Tim read articles about the company very carefully; therefore, he was able to answer all interview questions
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions
The building contractor wants this work to be finished soon. We have been working to a strict deadline
As the deadline set by the building contractor for completing this work was drawing near, we had no choice but take our time over it
We are under a lot of time pressure to complete this work by the deadline set by the building contractor
We all pulled our weight to get this work finished prior to the imminent deadline set by the building contractor
The sooner the building contractor want this work to be finished, the harder it is for us to make ends meet
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
Laura has ruled out any meeting with Roger in the near future
In all probability, Laura will never get together with Roger again
Laura has decided never to meet Roger again
Laura says that coming together with Roger is presently out of the question
A future meeting between Laura and Roger doesn't seem very likely
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
Much as George loved travelling in Asia, he decided not to go to Indonesia because of his fears of terrorism
Even though George liked touring Asia very much, he was afraid of the terrorism in Indonesia, so he chose not to go there
As Indonesia had become a high-risk terrorism spot, George, who normally loved Asia was afraid to go there.
Although George likes touring Asia, ever since the threat of terrorism started, he hadn't been to Indonesia
George would have gone to Indonesia if he hadn't been scared to terrorism so much because Asia was his favourite travel spot
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
: It's a pity that you didn't tell us about this
I wish you told us about this
I wish you had told us about this
I wish you would tell us about this
I wish you have told us about this
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
influenced
wicked
expressed
reduced
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
thus
thrill
third
enthusiasm
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
High maths abilities, bad school lives
Teachers first noticed Cameron Thompson's talent for numbers when he was four years old and at pre- school. Throughout primary school, Cameron Thompson's best subject was maths. Then, when he was eleven, he took a maths test prior to entering secondary school. The test was out of 140; Cameron scored 141. 'I broke the system,' he recalls.
Since then, he has continued to progress quickly. He passed two GCSEs (maths and further maths) at the age of eleven, and then got the highest grade in his maths A-level before the end of that same academic year. He is now fourteen years old and studying for a degree in maths; a remarkable achievement bearing in mind his age.
But his academic achievements have not always been matched by social success. ‘I have the social ability of a talking potato,’ he admits. In other words, he feels more at ease with numbers than among other teenagers. 'Most people my age do despise me. I've been like this for years.'
Communication is not one of Cameron's strong points and, aside from the problems this causes socially, it is now beginning to affect his marks in mathematics. This is because at undergraduate level, he is expected to give reasons for his answers alongside the answers themselves. Cameron's difficulty is that he often doesn't know how he has arrived at the answers, even though the answers are usually correct. Cameron and his family have recently moved house and Cameron is due to start at a new school. He regards it as a chance to make a fresh start and make some friends. But his mother, Alison, has a few worries concerning his lack of social skills. While she describes Cameron as 'very sensitive', she also acknowledges that he is socially naive and often oblivious to signals from other people.
The new school specialises in dealing with students who, like Cameron, excel academically but find it difficult to relate to other students. And indeed, on his first day, Cameron did make a new friend – a boy called Tim - mainly owing to a shared dislike of Justin Bieber's music.
Recently, a maths professor from Cambridge University has been looking at Cameron's work. His advice to Cameron is perhaps surprising. Professor Imre Leader thinks Cameron should slow down, stop taking maths exams, and wait until he is eighteen before doing a degree. "There's quite an important distinction” he explains, “between taking lots of exams as fast as you can, and relaxing and enjoying the level that you are at- what we call enrichment”, Professor Leader believes Cameron will do better in the long run if he stops trying to progress so quickly. And although Cameron does not want to finish his current degree, he isn't making any academic plans beyond that. He goes to a weekly karate class after school. And recently, he went to a computer games convention with some friends from karate.
Since turning fourteen, Cameron's feelings towards girls have changed. As he puts it, “I started to like them instead of being disgusted by them.' He's even been on a first date - without his parents. And in general, he feels less isolated and unusual than he did before. 'There are other people like me - high maths abilities, bad school lives - I am not alone - Spooky.'
Recently, Cameron has noticed _______
a deterioration in his relationship with his parents
an improvement in his social life
a sudden improvement in his school life
a loss of ambition academically
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
High maths abilities, bad school lives
Teachers first noticed Cameron Thompson's talent for numbers when he was four years old and at pre- school. Throughout primary school, Cameron Thompson's best subject was maths. Then, when he was eleven, he took a maths test prior to entering secondary school. The test was out of 140; Cameron scored 141. 'I broke the system,' he recalls.
Since then, he has continued to progress quickly. He passed two GCSEs (maths and further maths) at the age of eleven, and then got the highest grade in his maths A-level before the end of that same academic year. He is now fourteen years old and studying for a degree in maths; a remarkable achievement bearing in mind his age.
But his academic achievements have not always been matched by social success. ‘I have the social ability of a talking potato,’ he admits. In other words, he feels more at ease with numbers than among other teenagers. 'Most people my age do despise me. I've been like this for years.'
Communication is not one of Cameron's strong points and, aside from the problems this causes socially, it is now beginning to affect his marks in mathematics. This is because at undergraduate level, he is expected to give reasons for his answers alongside the answers themselves. Cameron's difficulty is that he often doesn't know how he has arrived at the answers, even though the answers are usually correct. Cameron and his family have recently moved house and Cameron is due to start at a new school. He regards it as a chance to make a fresh start and make some friends. But his mother, Alison, has a few worries concerning his lack of social skills. While she describes Cameron as 'very sensitive', she also acknowledges that he is socially naive and often oblivious to signals from other people.
The new school specialises in dealing with students who, like Cameron, excel academically but find it difficult to relate to other students. And indeed, on his first day, Cameron did make a new friend – a boy called Tim - mainly owing to a shared dislike of Justin Bieber's music.
Recently, a maths professor from Cambridge University has been looking at Cameron's work. His advice to Cameron is perhaps surprising. Professor Imre Leader thinks Cameron should slow down, stop taking maths exams, and wait until he is eighteen before doing a degree. "There's quite an important distinction” he explains, “between taking lots of exams as fast as you can, and relaxing and enjoying the level that you are at- what we call enrichment”, Professor Leader believes Cameron will do better in the long run if he stops trying to progress so quickly. And although Cameron does not want to finish his current degree, he isn't making any academic plans beyond that. He goes to a weekly karate class after school. And recently, he went to a computer games convention with some friends from karate.
Since turning fourteen, Cameron's feelings towards girls have changed. As he puts it, “I started to like them instead of being disgusted by them.' He's even been on a first date - without his parents. And in general, he feels less isolated and unusual than he did before. 'There are other people like me - high maths abilities, bad school lives - I am not alone - Spooky.'
Between the ages of four and ten, Cameron _______
excelled at various school subjects
didn't really fulfil his promise at maths
demonstrated outstanding ability in maths
allowed his passion for numbers to dominate his life
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
High maths abilities, bad school lives
Teachers first noticed Cameron Thompson's talent for numbers when he was four years old and at pre- school. Throughout primary school, Cameron Thompson's best subject was maths. Then, when he was eleven, he took a maths test prior to entering secondary school. The test was out of 140; Cameron scored 141. 'I broke the system,' he recalls.
Since then, he has continued to progress quickly. He passed two GCSEs (maths and further maths) at the age of eleven, and then got the highest grade in his maths A-level before the end of that same academic year. He is now fourteen years old and studying for a degree in maths; a remarkable achievement bearing in mind his age.
But his academic achievements have not always been matched by social success. ‘I have the social ability of a talking potato,’ he admits. In other words, he feels more at ease with numbers than among other teenagers. 'Most people my age do despise me. I've been like this for years.'
Communication is not one of Cameron's strong points and, aside from the problems this causes socially, it is now beginning to affect his marks in mathematics. This is because at undergraduate level, he is expected to give reasons for his answers alongside the answers themselves. Cameron's difficulty is that he often doesn't know how he has arrived at the answers, even though the answers are usually correct. Cameron and his family have recently moved house and Cameron is due to start at a new school. He regards it as a chance to make a fresh start and make some friends. But his mother, Alison, has a few worries concerning his lack of social skills. While she describes Cameron as 'very sensitive', she also acknowledges that he is socially naive and often oblivious to signals from other people.
The new school specialises in dealing with students who, like Cameron, excel academically but find it difficult to relate to other students. And indeed, on his first day, Cameron did make a new friend – a boy called Tim - mainly owing to a shared dislike of Justin Bieber's music.
Recently, a maths professor from Cambridge University has been looking at Cameron's work. His advice to Cameron is perhaps surprising. Professor Imre Leader thinks Cameron should slow down, stop taking maths exams, and wait until he is eighteen before doing a degree. "There's quite an important distinction” he explains, “between taking lots of exams as fast as you can, and relaxing and enjoying the level that you are at- what we call enrichment”, Professor Leader believes Cameron will do better in the long run if he stops trying to progress so quickly. And although Cameron does not want to finish his current degree, he isn't making any academic plans beyond that. He goes to a weekly karate class after school. And recently, he went to a computer games convention with some friends from karate.
Since turning fourteen, Cameron's feelings towards girls have changed. As he puts it, “I started to like them instead of being disgusted by them.' He's even been on a first date - without his parents. And in general, he feels less isolated and unusual than he did before. 'There are other people like me - high maths abilities, bad school lives - I am not alone - Spooky.
Professor Leader thinks Cameron should _______
continue with his degree
have a temporary break from degree
give up maths completely for a few years
try to increase the speed of his progress
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
High maths abilities, bad school lives
Teachers first noticed Cameron Thompson's talent for numbers when he was four years old and at pre- school. Throughout primary school, Cameron Thompson's best subject was maths. Then, when he was eleven, he took a maths test prior to entering secondary school. The test was out of 140; Cameron scored 141. 'I broke the system,' he recalls.
Since then, he has continued to progress quickly. He passed two GCSEs (maths and further maths) at the age of eleven, and then got the highest grade in his maths A-level before the end of that same academic year. He is now fourteen years old and studying for a degree in maths; a remarkable achievement bearing in mind his age.
But his academic achievements have not always been matched by social success. ‘I have the social ability of a talking potato,’ he admits. In other words, he feels more at ease with numbers than among other teenagers. 'Most people my age do despise me. I've been like this for years.'
Communication is not one of Cameron's strong points and, aside from the problems this causes socially, it is now beginning to affect his marks in mathematics. This is because at undergraduate level, he is expected to give reasons for his answers alongside the answers themselves. Cameron's difficulty is that he often doesn't know how he has arrived at the answers, even though the answers are usually correct. Cameron and his family have recently moved house and Cameron is due to start at a new school. He regards it as a chance to make a fresh start and make some friends. But his mother, Alison, has a few worries concerning his lack of social skills. While she describes Cameron as 'very sensitive', she also acknowledges that he is socially naive and often oblivious to signals from other people.
The new school specialises in dealing with students who, like Cameron, excel academically but find it difficult to relate to other students. And indeed, on his first day, Cameron did make a new friend – a boy called Tim - mainly owing to a shared dislike of Justin Bieber's music.
Recently, a maths professor from Cambridge University has been looking at Cameron's work. His advice to Cameron is perhaps surprising. Professor Imre Leader thinks Cameron should slow down, stop taking maths exams, and wait until he is eighteen before doing a degree. "There's quite an important distinction” he explains, “between taking lots of exams as fast as you can, and relaxing and enjoying the level that you are at- what we call enrichment”, Professor Leader believes Cameron will do better in the long run if he stops trying to progress so quickly. And although Cameron does not want to finish his current degree, he isn't making any academic plans beyond that. He goes to a weekly karate class after school. And recently, he went to a computer games convention with some friends from karate.
Since turning fourteen, Cameron's feelings towards girls have changed. As he puts it, “I started to like them instead of being disgusted by them.' He's even been on a first date - without his parents. And in general, he feels less isolated and unusual than he did before. 'There are other people like me - high maths abilities, bad school lives - I am not alone - Spooky.'
Cameron met a boy at his new school who _______
has something in common with him
has even more severe problems with communication
is even better at maths
took a strong dislike to him from the first day
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
High maths abilities, bad school lives
Teachers first noticed Cameron Thompson's talent for numbers when he was four years old and at pre- school. Throughout primary school, Cameron Thompson's best subject was maths. Then, when he was eleven, he took a maths test prior to entering secondary school. The test was out of 140; Cameron scored 141. 'I broke the system,' he recalls.
Since then, he has continued to progress quickly. He passed two GCSEs (maths and further maths) at the age of eleven, and then got the highest grade in his maths A-level before the end of that same academic year. He is now fourteen years old and studying for a degree in maths; a remarkable achievement bearing in mind his age.
But his academic achievements have not always been matched by social success. ‘I have the social ability of a talking potato,’ he admits. In other words, he feels more at ease with numbers than among other teenagers. 'Most people my age do despise me. I've been like this for years.'
Communication is not one of Cameron's strong points and, aside from the problems this causes socially, it is now beginning to affect his marks in mathematics. This is because at undergraduate level, he is expected to give reasons for his answers alongside the answers themselves. Cameron's difficulty is that he often doesn't know how he has arrived at the answers, even though the answers are usually correct. Cameron and his family have recently moved house and Cameron is due to start at a new school. He regards it as a chance to make a fresh start and make some friends. But his mother, Alison, has a few worries concerning his lack of social skills. While she describes Cameron as 'very sensitive', she also acknowledges that he is socially naive and often oblivious to signals from other people.
The new school specialises in dealing with students who, like Cameron, excel academically but find it difficult to relate to other students. And indeed, on his first day, Cameron did make a new friend – a boy called Tim - mainly owing to a shared dislike of Justin Bieber's music.
Recently, a maths professor from Cambridge University has been looking at Cameron's work. His advice to Cameron is perhaps surprising. Professor Imre Leader thinks Cameron should slow down, stop taking maths exams, and wait until he is eighteen before doing a degree. "There's quite an important distinction” he explains, “between taking lots of exams as fast as you can, and relaxing and enjoying the level that you are at- what we call enrichment”, Professor Leader believes Cameron will do better in the long run if he stops trying to progress so quickly. And although Cameron does not want to finish his current degree, he isn't making any academic plans beyond that. He goes to a weekly karate class after school. And recently, he went to a computer games convention with some friends from karate.
Since turning fourteen, Cameron's feelings towards girls have changed. As he puts it, “I started to like them instead of being disgusted by them.' He's even been on a first date - without his parents. And in general, he feels less isolated and unusual than he did before. 'There are other people like me - high maths abilities, bad school lives - I am not alone - Spooky.'
Cameron's problems with communication _______
have been interfering with his ability to do maths work
have been getting worse recently
haven't been affecting his popularity at school
are irrelevant when he's doing maths